Committees · 2021 Regular Session
Public Health and Human Services
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent139
7% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out13%
18 of 139; 121 stopped in committee
Time in committee8 days
most between 2 and 12 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
2026226 bills
reported 24% · typically 12 days, most 6–15 · 0 amendments · 30 members
2025208 bills
reported 41% · typically 8 days, most 5–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2024192 bills
reported 27% · typically 15 days, most 8–31 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2023147 bills
reported 16% · typically 7 days, most 6–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2022150 bills
reported 13% · typically 10 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2021139 bills
reported 13% · typically 8 days, most 2–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2020136 bills
reported 15% · typically 14 days, most 6–27 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2019120 bills
reported 19% · typically 10 days, most 8–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2018105 bills
reported 19% · typically 8 days, most 3–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2017124 bills
reported 25% · typically 8 days, most 2–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2016123 bills
reported 24% · typically 8 days, most 3–8 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2015131 bills
reported 28% · typically 4 days, most 2–8 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2014153 bills
reported 25% · typically 8 days, most 1–11 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2013129 bills
reported 25% · typically 7 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2012139 bills
reported 26% · typically 9 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2011152 bills
reported 41% · typically 10 days, most 8–17 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2010183 bills
reported 42% · typically 10 days, most 8–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2009175 bills
reported 44% · typically 13 days, most 8–17 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2008184 bills
reported 43% · typically 13 days, most 6–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
139 bills
Senate Bill 2456 · Open Meetings Law; allow executive sessions for certain discussions by public hospital boards.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 4 days
Senate Bill 2757 · South Mississippi Regional Health Care Authority; establish.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 4 days
Senate Bill 2004 · Health Care Certificate of Need; bring forward section.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
Senate Bill 2426 · Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks and SNAP incentives.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
Senate Bill 2762 · Department of Human Services; permit use of a simplified reporting system.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
Senate Bill 2419 · State Medical Examiner fees; extend repealer on.
Sent February 23, 2021 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2420 · Temporary license for social workers; authorize to practice in nonprofit facilities.
Sent February 23, 2021 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2750 · Pharmacy practice; revise definition of "written guideline or protocol" regarding location of delegated prescribing functions.
Sent February 23, 2021 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2759 · Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase the monthly amount.
Sent February 23, 2021 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2746 · Hudson's Law; require healthcare providers to provide information to parents who receive a postnatal diagnosis of a chromosomal disorder.
Sent February 22, 2021 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2751 · Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; provide new requirements and extend the repealer thereon.
Sent February 22, 2021 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 72 · Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2021 · Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; house position under DFA, exempt contracts from rules of contract review board.
Sent January 21, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 236 · Appropriation; Department of Mental Health for additional funding for crisis centers and outpatient services.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 37 days
House Bill 245 · Mississippi Smoke-Free Air Act of 2021; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 249 · CON; remove end-stage renal disease facilities from application of law.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 265 · Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 268 · Disabilities, persons with; modernize terminology used to refer to.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 294 · Hospices; delete repealer on authority for prescribing certain drugs without in-person visit with a patient.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 295 · Home health services; authorize nurse practitioners and physician assistants to order and certify.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
119 more
House Bill 296 · Hospice licensure; extend moratorium on and authorize issuance of 2 pediatric palliative care licenses.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 297 · Dialysis facilities; nursing homes shall allow to provide mobile services on site to their patients.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 301 · EMTs; authorize to deny service to nonemergency when needed for an emergency.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 304 · Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 306 · Human Services, Department of; authorize to use a simplified reporting system for economic assistance payments.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 310 · Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; revise certain provisions applicable to.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 318 · Community mental health centers; provide that health insurers may not deny the right to participate as a contract provider.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 360 · Nursing facilities; require initial assessment of patients by a physician within 10 days after admission.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 368 · Newborn screening program; include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in those conditions covered in.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 391 · Breastfeeding; authorize distribution of statewide info to support breastfeeding in public places.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 402 · Country of Origin Labels; clarify labeling of covered commodities.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 412 · Autopsies; create "Jenna's Law" to require autopsies to include inquiring about whether death was result of seizure or epilepsy.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 418 · Physical therapists; delete requirement for physician referral before performing services.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 419 · Physical therapy practice laws; revise various provisions of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 476 · Mississippi Adult Health and Privacy Act; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 522 · Mental health screenings and assessments; require in all public schools.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 524 · Medical records; require health care provider to timely provide to patients after receiving request for.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 587 · Breastfeeding professionals; provide for licensure of by State Department of Health.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 602 · Mississippi Access to Care Act; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 616 · Physical therapists; not required to have prior work experience to work at PPEC center.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 618 · DPS; require to establish training component relating to autism spectrum disorder.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 626 · Pharmacists; authorize to test for and treat certain minor, nonchronic health conditions subject to certain requirements.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 635 · Tanning facilities; prohibit use of by persons under 18 years old.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 640 · Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 668 · Solemn covenant of the states to award prizes for Curing Diseases Compact; enact.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 677 · Death certificate; time for filing with Office of Vital Records shall be within 7 business days after the death occurs.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 691 · Unclaimed dead bodies; coroner shall cause to be entrusted to funeral homes in county on a rotation basis.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 692 · Mental Health Courts; clarify chancery court participation for certification of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 713 · Licensed professional counselors; revise qualifications for licensure for applicants who meet certain requirements.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 714 · Health care and education shortage assistance program; establish to help attract professionals to work in certain counties.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 719 · Vaccinations; prohibit employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as condition of employment.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 721 · Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within 30 days.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 749 · State Workplace Safety and Health Office; establish under State Board of Health.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 782 · Food deserts; require State Department of Health to track within the State of Mississippi.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 785 · Homelessness; require Department of Human Services to implement grant program for housing.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 786 · Mental health courts; require annual appropriation to Administrative Office of Courts for support of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 830 · Maternal Mortality Review Committee; include recommendations on decreasing racial disparities in maternal care in annual report.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 848 · CON; issue to North Mississippi Medical Center for child psych beds and geriatric psych beds.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 863 · Healthcare providers; authorize resident and nonresident to provide services by telemedicine to Mississippi residents in certain areas.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 876 · Mental health; require DMH to convert unused IDD beds to be used for alcohol and drug use services.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 880 · Department of Mental Health and community health centers; expand outpatient services for certain formerly incarcerated state inmates.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 888 · Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by and revise who can be appointed to child care advisory council by State Health Officer.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 890 · TANF and Medicaid; require teenage recipients of to participate in programs about birth control, abstinence and parenting.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 891 · Mississippi Comprehensive Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 910 · Hospice care; authorize to be provided to persons who are not terminally ill under certain circumstances.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 911 · Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 912 · Funeral director assistants; authorize to perform all activities of funeral directors with certain exceptions.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 920 · Down Syndrome Information Act; create to require State Department of Health to post resources and information online.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 927 · State Board of Medical Licensure; revise composition of to include consumer members.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 941 · Health insurance; require certain policies to provide coverage for physician-prescribed proton beam therapy.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 952 · Pharmacists; authorize to provide patient care services and authorize insurance reimbursement for.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 954 · Pharmacy practice; revise definition of "written guideline or protocol" regarding location of delegated prescribing functions.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 971 · SNAP recipients; must take TABE exam and achieve certain scores before will be exempt from work requirements.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 972 · Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 976 · Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); increase monthly benefit amount.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 987 · Nursing education; unspent TANF funds shall be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1004 · Hudson's Law; create to require dissemination of information relating to trisomy conditions by State Department of Health.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1010 · Hospitals; authorize cooperative agreements among that are regulated and immune from antitrust laws.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1015 · Funeral homes; revise various provisions relating to disposition of bodies, crematories and preneed contracts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1026 · SNAP and TANF recipients; require those unemployed to take Test of Adult Basic Education.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1028 · Medical Practice Act; revise various provisions of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1044 · MS Rare Disease Advisory Council; create at UMMC.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1122 · Department of Human Services; require a board of directors to be created within.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1143 · Appropriation; Health Department to provide epi-pens and AEDs in IHLs, community colleges and schools.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 37 days
House Bill 1145 · State agencies; prohibit disclosure of identifying information received from program applicants.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1153 · Stand-alone ice vending machines; exempt bags or other containers used to store ice from including certain information on its label.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1162 · Abortion; revise physician requirement and prohibit facilities from selling stem cells.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1163 · COVID-19; prohibit use of state funds for mandatory administration of vaccine against.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1196 · State Board of Funeral Service; extend repealer on.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1200 · "Mississippi Mask Usage Act"; enact to require masks to be worn in federal and state government facilities.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1204 · Department of Child Protection Services; require search for relatives of child taken into custody and establish placement preferences.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1219 · DHS; develop process to ensure that subgrantees reflect the demographic makeup of the eligible population for the grants.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1239 · Health care practitioner; require to wear photo ID name tag that includes the type of license held by the practitioner.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1255 · Mississippi Dementia Care Program; create pilot program to provide services for caregivers of and persons with Alzheimer's or dementia.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1268 · Marriage and family therapists; may be issued temporary license to nonresidents to practice in nonprofit facility.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1302 · Optometry; Board shall define practice of, and authorize to perform certain procedures and use and prescribe certain drugs.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1303 · Advanced practice registered nurses; revise certain provisions relating to, including collaboration requirement.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1304 · CON; issue for comprehensive medical rehabilitation beds and services in Rankin County.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1305 · Health Care Certificate of Need Law; repeal.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1306 · CON; remove moratorium on issuance for new home health agencies or expansion of existing agencies.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1307 · CON laws; shall not apply in counties designated by MDA as a growth and prosperity county.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1308 · CON; authorize for nursing home in Jones County.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1309 · CON; provide for exception to home health agency moratorium for certain hospice licensees.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1310 · CON; remove services and equipment from requirement for.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1317 · CON; issue to Panola Medical Center for adult psych beds and to North MS Medical Center for child psych beds.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 208 · Psychologists; extend repealer on licensure law and remove postdoctoral training requirements for licensure.
Sent January 15, 2021 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 216 · Families First Unpaid Leave Time Act; enact to require employers to provide unpaid leave to employees for certain situations.
Sent January 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 200 · Remote patient monitoring services; delete requirement of 2 recent hospitalizations to qualify for.
Sent January 14, 2021 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 115 · Farmers markets; DHS provide grants to entity to incentivize purchases of healthy foods from with SNAP benefits.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 117 · Autopsies; require to include inquiry about whether death was result of seizure or epilepsy.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 118 · Medical examiners and pathologists; extend repealer on fees for death investigations and autopsies.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 144 · DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; require director of and investigators to be law enforcement officers.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 160 · State Department of Health and State Board of Health; extend repealer on.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 174 · Board of Nursing; revise penalties in disciplinary proceedings and authorize recovery of reasonable costs.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 191 · Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 72 · Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 73 · Chiropractors; extend repealer on licensure law.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 85 · Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; create board to license and regulate.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 94 · Mental Health Treatment Facility; revise hearing and commitment procedures.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 95 · Nursing home administrators; delete repealer on licensure requirements for and authorize board to conduct background checks.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 96 · State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer on.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 98 · Hospice; extend repealer on authority of medical director to prescribe controlled substances for terminal patients without visit.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 14 · Regional food banks; DHS establish grant program to provide annual grant funding to.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 21 · Appropriation; UMMC to support a medical residency program at Delta Regional Medical Center.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 50 days
House Bill 22 · "Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act"; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 25 · Chronic Diseases; direct Health Department to establish WISEWOMAN and WISEMAN programs to reduce incidence of.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 32 · Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 38 · Appropriation; Health Department for support of Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 50 days
House Bill 39 · Appropriation; Department of Health to establish and operate two STD/HIV specialty clinics.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 50 days
House Bill 42 · Appropriation; Department of Health for a grant to the Southern Health Commission in Washington County.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 50 days
House Bill 46 · Mississippi Department of Human Services employees; remove prohibition on participating in political campaigns for.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 47 · Long-term care facilities; require residents of certain to obtain a preneed contract within 6 months after admission.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 49 · Child support enforcement and collection; terminate contract with private entity for and DHS shall perform.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 58 · Department of Human Services; require a board of directors to be created within.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 59 · Child Care Advisory Council; require child care providers to recommend names of persons to serve on.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 60 · Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 61 · Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by to not more than five percent.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 65 · DHS; shall not require cooperation with child support enforcement to receive federal CCDF assistance.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 67 · Mississippi Board of Human Services; create.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days